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| HER Number: | MDV125878 |
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| Name: | Catch Meadow at North Battisborough Farm, Holbeton |
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Summary
Narrow sinuous and curvilinear earthwork ditches interpreted as the gutters of a 19th century catch meadow irrigation system are visible on aerial photographs taken in 1945.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 596 485 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX54NE |
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| Admin Area | Devon |
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| Civil Parish | Holbeton |
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| District | South Hams |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | HOLBETON |
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Protected Status: none recorded
Other References/Statuses: none recorded
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CATCH MEADOW (XIX - 1801 AD to 1900 AD (Between))
Full description
Royal Air Force, 1945, RAF/106G/UK/967, RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3154-3155 01-NOV-1945 (Aerial Photograph). SDV351060.
Sinuous and curvilinear ditches are visible as earthworks.
Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R., 2019-2020, The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP) (Interpretation). SDV362982.
Narrow sinuous and curvilinear ditches, less than 2m wide, are visible as earthworks on aerial photographs taken in 1945. The earthwork channels closely follow the northwest facing combe slope and occupy an area of circa 1 hectare. They are interpreted as the gutters of a catch meadow irrigation system associated with North Battisborough Farm. Catch meadows were popular in the 19th century but many continued in use into the mid-20th century, although it is unclear whether this system was still in use by this time. The earthworks are not visible on the available aerial imagery after 1945 and have possibly since been levelled. A catch meadow recorded to the northwest (MDV125881) may be associated with this system.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV351060 | Aerial Photograph: Royal Air Force. 1945. RAF/106G/UK/967. Royal Air Force Aerial Photograph. Photograph (Paper). RAF/106G/UK/967 RP 3154-3155 01-NOV-1945. [Mapped feature: #118294 ] |
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| SDV362982 | Interpretation: Hegarty, C., Knight, S. and Sims, R.. 2019-2020. The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping Survey. Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (AI&M, formerly NMP). Historic England Research Report. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV125881 | Related to: Catch meadow southeast of Henna Mill, Holbeton (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV8098 - The South Devon Coast to Dartmoor Aerial Investigation and Mapping (formerly NMP) Survey, Area 2, Avon Valley to Plymouth (Ref: ACD2040)
| Date Last Edited: | Jun 19 2019 3:02PM |
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